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The Deep Roots of the Rocky Mountains: Geophysical Studies of Western Canada

Author(s) -

Claire A. Currie

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of student science and technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2291-6954

pISSN - 1913-1925

DOI - 10.13034/jsst.v9i1.142

Subject(s) - geology , snow , tectonics , terrain , western europe , physical geography , mountain range (options) , geomorphology , archaeology , geography , paleontology , cartography , european union , economics , financial economics , business , economic policy

The Rocky Mountains in western Canada have some of the most spectacular scenery in the world, with rugged terrain and snow-covered peaks. The Rockies are part of the North American Cordillera, a ~4000 km mountain belt that runs along the western side of North America (Figure 1). This mountain belt formed over the last 200 million years, as rocks were added to the western side of North America during the convergence of tectonic plates.

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